2014

Today's Photo: An Empty Bridge

This is a small foot bridge along the Tennessee River in Knoxville. I took this late one evening after waiting around on the Gay Street bridge for the sunset. There was so little foot traffic on the greenway beside the river that getting this shot was not that difficult. I love the peace an quite on a night like this one was.

~ Daryl Clark

Today's Photo: Woodbridge

This is the bridge across the railroad tracks in Jasper that leads to the Woodbridge Inn. When I was out for the Night of Lights, I found that they had Christmas Lights making a tunnel across the bridge.

~ Daryl Clark

Today's Photo: Northwest View, Blood Mountain

Christmas Day, I made the hike up Blood Mountain to the summit. We hiked from the parking lot near Neals Gap, up the Byron Reese Trail then along the Appalachian Trail. I started bundled like little Mikey from "The Christmas Story", but by the time we make it to the Appalachian Trail, I was in jeans and a t-shirt. That did not last long when we reached the summit and then stopped by the trail shelter. This shot was taken on top of the rock beside the shelter and the wind was blisteringly cold coming up the mountain.

~ Daryl Clark

Today's Photo: Acworth Health Park

I was driving through north Cobb County and ran across this beautiful building. It is in a random spot with nothing else large around it. I could not think of why there would be anything of this caliber in the area. Then I remembered that I grew up near here several decades ago and surely there are more people living in this part of the county now. By the time I made it to this shot, I could hardly feel my fingers.

~ Daryl Clark

Today's Photo: The Christmas Ornament

I made a quick stop in downtown Fairmount the other night to get shots of the Christmas Ornaments. My youngest decided to brave the cold with me. Most of the time, she was running around looking at the other lights, but for this shot, she stood patiently beside me.

~ Daryl Clark

Today's Photo: Fog in the Valley

I get to see the Salacoa Valley in North Georgia on a regular basis. That means sights like this are not out of the norm. During the spring and fall, there is usually a thick fog that flows along the creek and fills the valley. I ran across it on this morning just before the sun came up.

~ Daryl Clark

Today's Photo: The Foot Bridge

I ran across this moss covered bridge while hiking at the trails at Sope Creek. According to the carving at the head of the bridge, this was completed as an Eagle Scout project. When I saw that, it reminded me of the time I had completing mine and the memories created.

~ Daryl Clark

Today's Photo: Teal Waters

About a week ago, we had some massive rains over about a 24 hour period. I think we ended up with around 5 inches of rain total. It caused Salacoa Creek to rise extremely high. Once the waters came down, there was a small area that had waters that looked like pure teal.

~ Daryl Clark

Today's Photo: Wheel of Fire

In the words of my oldest child, "OMG!!!" This was such a hit with the family. No need for fireworks here when we have real fire to play with. I have always admired fire dancers, but never had the desire to try it. I don't really know why because I have an affinity for fire. So, this was really neat and a great way to end 2013 and ring in 2014. SAFETY is a must with this and I am so glad to have had such a perfect place for this to be done safely.

Northwest View, Blood Mountain

Today's Photo: Northwest View, Blood Mountain

Christmas Day, I made the hike up Blood Mountain to the summit. We hiked from the parking lot near Neals Gap, up the Byron Reese Trail then along the Appalachian Trail. I started bundled like little Mikey from "The Christmas Story", but by the time we make it to the Appalachian Trail, I was in jeans and a t-shirt. That did not last long when we reached the summit and then stopped by the trail shelter. This shot was taken on top of the rock beside the shelter and the wind was blisteringly cold coming up the mountain.